Anh 9 - Thi HKII - 09.10

PHU QUY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SECOND SEMESTER TEST
…………………. SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR: 2009-2010
CLASS: 9 ….. SUBJECT: ENGLISH – 9
NAME: ………………………………………. TIME: 45 MINUTES
(Not including the handout-time)
Marks

A. Language focus (4ms)
I. Multiple choice. (2ms)
1. He’s going to……………all the bags.
A. collect B. collects C. collection D. collective
2. Remember to turn……………the lights before going to bed.
A. off B. on C. down D. up
3. He is a generous man. He is well - ……………for his generosity.
A. know B. known C. knew D. knowing
4. On………………Day, people crowd the streets to watch colorful parades.
A. Nation B. National C. Nationally D. Nationality
5. Thousands of people were……………….killed in that morning.
A. disaster B. disastrous C. disastrously D. disastering
6. It snowed in Lang Son…………….the winter……………..2002.
A. at / for B. for / at C. in / of D. of / in
7. In 1964, a farmer claimed he…………….an egg – shaped object in one of his fields.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw
8.What would you do if you…………….an alien from outer space?
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met

II. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1m)
1. A. know B. knife C. kill D. knee
2. A. chemist B. chicken C. church D. child
3. A. which B. who C. where D. why
4. A. house B. hat C. how D. hour

III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1m)
1. ………………… are trying to find out new stars. (SCIENCE)
2. The boy tried to repair the clock, but he was …………………... (SUCCESS)
3. …………………., I passed my exam. (LUCK)
4. AIDS is a ………………. disease. (DANGER)

B. Reading (3ms)
I. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1,5ms)
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start properly on December 24th , Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations. About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top. Family presents are usually put under the tree.
Christmas is a family celebration and may of the customs center on children. When they go to bed on Christmas Eve, they hang up a pillow case or a sack for their presents.
Christmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday. On Christmas morning, children open the presents that were in their sacks. Some families go to church. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables.
1. What is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain?
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2. When do people usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree?
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3. What do children in Britain do when they go to bed on Christmas Eve?
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II. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank (1, 5ms)
Drought is a condition that becomes (1) ………….... the average rainfall for a fertile area drops far below the normal amount for a long period of time. In areas which are not irritated, the lack of (2)……………..causes farm crops to wither and dead. (3) …………… than normal temperatures usually accompany periods of drought. They add to the crop damage. Forest (4)………………. start easily during drought. The soil of a drought becomes (5) ……………… and crumbles. Often the rich topsoil is blown away by the hot, dry winds. Streams, ponds and wells often dry up during a drought, so animals suffer and may even die because of the lack of (6) ……………….
1. A. when B. where C. what D. who